Week 1 · 45-60 min

What Is Data?

Week Summary

A quick preview of the main ideas in this week before you begin the slides.

  • Defining Data
  • Types of Data: Quantitative vs Qualitative
  • Structured vs Unstructured Data
  • Where Data Comes From

Glossary

Review these key terms before starting this week. They are kept simple so students can learn the new vocabulary before moving into the slides.

Defining Data
Defining Data
Types of Data: Quantitative vs Qualitative
Types of Data: Quantitative vs Qualitative
Structured vs Unstructured Data
Structured vs Unstructured Data
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Defining Data

Learning goal

Understand what data is and how it appears in everyday life.

Read one card at a time. Focus on the main idea first, then look at the visual on the right to help it stick.

Data is any collected fact, number, or observation.

Data can describe people, events, or things.

Examples include grades, weather, prices, and attendance.

Raw data alone does not tell the full story.

Analysis turns data into useful information.

Remember

Data becomes powerful when it is organized and interpreted with purpose.

Defining Data

Defining Data

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Use arrows or dots to move through the lesson

Practice

  1. Write 2-3 sentences about what you learned this week.

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